Operation ARGUS 1958.

In late August and early September of 1958, U.S. Navy Task Force 88, consisting of nine ships and approximately 4,500 men, secretly conducted three high-altitude nuclear tests in the South Atlantic. The code name of the operation was ARGUS. In each of these tests, the task force launched from the mi...

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Main Authors: Jones, C B, Doyle, M K, Berkhouse, L H, Calhoun, F S, Martin, E J
Other Authors: KAMAN TEMPO SANTA BARBARA CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1982
Subjects:
Nuclear Weapons
*NUCLEAR EXPLOSION TESTING
TASK FORCES
AIRBURST
HIGH ALTITUDE
NUCLEAR WARHEADS
RADIOLOGY
SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
*ARGUS operation
PE62715H
WU09
Norton Sound
South Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA122341
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA122341
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Summary:In late August and early September of 1958, U.S. Navy Task Force 88, consisting of nine ships and approximately 4,500 men, secretly conducted three high-altitude nuclear tests in the South Atlantic. The code name of the operation was ARGUS. In each of these tests, the task force launched from the missile trials ship, USS Norton Sound (AVM-1), a specially modified X-17a three-stage ballistic missile carrying a low-yield nuclear warhead, which was detonated high in the Earth's upper atmosphere. Upon completion of these launchings on September 6, the task force departed the operating area for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and thence to home ports in the United States. This report details Department of Defense personnel participation in these tests, with an emphasis on radiological safety. (Author)

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